I think one of my favourite part about books/reading in general is the community that grows and connects around a piece of writing. I'm always intrigued to find out which books are lining my friends' shelves or traveling around in their backpacks, especially if they're books with which I have a connection. A book in common is an instant bond...
So...what am I reading? Stick around and see....

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Book Sale Haul

Attending the Elora Book Sale on the first weekend in May has become an annual tradition. Arriving home to stack up my treasures and photograph them has, too! Here are this year's fabulous finds:

This year's collection is very heavy on the non-fiction (highlighted with green numbers). The collection of novels at this year's event was a bit uninspiring. I'm wondering if the popularity of ebooks is already impacting the availability of used books? Then again, there were several great books on the table, it's just that I have the same titles on my shelves already. :)

Without fail, every year after the book sale I start imagining how wonderful it would be have a little cottage somewhere and to load all of these books on to the shelves for summer reading...

I also have to give myself an annual congratulatory pat on the back for all the great deals I found. None of these items cost more than $2.00. The whole pile was just under $30. Thirty dollars! That's the price of one new book, or the running tab of overdue fines on my library account at any given time. I do love a good book sale.